South Shields Museum And Art Gallery

Open during normal gallery opening hours. Donations welcome, free entry Further information about planning your visit. Take a journey through South Tyneside from the Bronze Age through to the 20th century in the Changing Faces gallery. See some of the highlights in the museum collection from the archaeological, natural…

Open during normal gallery opening hours. Donations welcome, free entry Further information about planning your visit. A number of critters including snakes, spiders and lizards live in the museum in Creature Corner. Come and meet Lou, our Californian King Snake and Gizmo, our Dwarf Spiny Tailed Lizard as well as all…

10.30am - 12.30pm Donations welcome (free entry) Drop in, no booking required Are you ready to get back out and meeting people? Socialising and connecting with others is important. Going to a museum and meeting new people can make you feel happier and healthier. It can also improve your mental health and wellbeing. Tyne…

Take part in our Sensory Journeys digital story-telling sessions, where you create the sights, sounds, smells, touch, and tastes to bring the stories to life. Or you can just sit back, relax, and listen! There are text versions for each story if you want to read along. Simple ideas are given for using materials easily…

Open during normal gallery opening hours. Donations welcome, free entry Further information about planning your visit. See how dramatically South Tyneside has changed over the last two centuries, from the boom in the Victorian times to the decline of major industries along the Tyne and the regeneration of the region…

South Shields Museum is home to a treasure trove of artefacts, stories and more, collected from across South Tyneside and further afield. Since its opening in February 1876, we have continued to add to our collections with a particular emphasis on illustrating the unique stories of the people of South Tyneside and their…

Free entry, donations welcome. Drop in. Sessions: 11am-12:30pm and 1pm-3pm Join us for free family drop-in crafts to celebrate the Queen's Platinum Jubilee. Create your own celebration pinwheel to take home and have a go at an all-things royal scavenger hunt inside the Museum.